Since the promise of entering God’s rest still stands, let us be careful that none of us be found to have fallen short of it.

Since the promise of entering God’s rest still stands, let us be careful that none of us be found to have fallen short of it.

Heb 4:1

Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 

Heb 6:11

¹¹ We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 

Heb 6:13, 15, 17

¹³ When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”^[d] 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

¹⁷ Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Since the promise of entering God’s rest still stands, let us be careful that none of us be found to have fallen short of it.

2)    We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.

3)    When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”^[d] 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

4)    Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.